• Investigation of the current usage of BIM capabilities by large-sized building contractors in Kenya based on theory of innovation diffusion 

  Oyuga, Joel Odhiambo; Gwaya, Abednego; Njuguna, Mugwima Bernard (Emerard, 2021-11-04)

  Purpose – This study aims to focus on the four user characteristics of innovation diffusion (availability, observability and trialability [AOT], simplicity, relative advantage [RA] and interoperability) to observe their ...
• Kenyan Government Involvement on BIM and its Effect on BIM Adoption amongst Building Contractors. 

  Oyuga, Joel Odhiambo; Gwaya, Dr Abednego; Njuguna, Prof. Mugwima (East African Journal of Engineering,, 2021-09-16)

  Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been touted as a new outstanding technology and governments who have noticed this is getting involved. This study investigated the current level of the Kenyan Government’s involvement ...
• Development Of A New Cadastral Model For Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  The Cadastral system in Kenya was established in 1903 to support land alienation for the white settlers who had come into the country in latter part of the 20th Century. In the last hundred years, the system has remained ...
• The Challenge Of Sustaining Pastoralism Land Tenure System For Ecological Conservation Of The Maasai Mara 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  In the Maasai Mara ecosystem, nomadic pastoralism remains a dominant form of land tenure where pastoralists align their livelihoods with seasonal climate variations by systematically moving their livestock to different ...
• Aspects Of Customary Land Tenure Rights In Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  This paper argues that the imposition of Western-style land tenure system into Kenya has not killed the spirit of the customary tenure. Instead, the customary system only went underground where it continued to grow despite ...
• A Methodology For The Enhancement Of Tenure Security In The Informal Settlements In Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  A major challenge facing African today is the growth of urban informal settlements. From a government perspective, management of the proliferation of informal settlements implies planning and control of the location in ...
• A Review Of Recent Land Policy Developments In Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  Land Policy Reviews in Africa are currently supported by a Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa as developed by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) initiative. The document ...
• A Historical Review of Land Tenure Reforms in Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  Land Tenure is a collection of relationships which exist between members of a society by virtue of their occupation and use of land [Ezigbalike and Benwell, 1995]. These relationships are dynamic and change with cultural ...
• Accuracy Assessment Of Preliminary Index Diagrams (PIDS) From High Resolution Orthoimages In Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  In Kenya, various types of cadastral maps are in use for land administration; the most famous being Registry Index Maps (RIMs) used in the rural areas due to their ease of production by simple surveying techniques and air ...
• The Structure of Cadastral System in Kenya 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  The cadastral system in Kenya was established in 1903 to cater for land alienation for the white settlers. Since then, a hundred years later, the structure of the system has remained more or less the same despite major ...
• The pastoralist’s parcel: towards better land tenure recognition and climate change response in Kenya’s dry lands 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  Conventional notions of the ‘land parcel’ have been extended: previously unrecognized tenures including customary, nomadic, or communal interests are now incorporated into the concept. Technical tools including the Social ...
• Land Administration Academic Education in Eastern Africa 

  Wayumba, Gordon (2017-09-25)

  The last five years has shown a remarkable growth of academic programs in land administration in Eastern Africa. In recognition of the role of land and land administration, various governments have supported training ...
• Innovative Housing Financing for Sustainable Growth Modeling Incremental Financing Strategies. 

  Makachia, Peter A (Kenya Bankers Association, 2015)

  The Centre for Research on Financial Markets and Policy was established by the Kenya Bankers Association in 2012 to offer an array of research, commentary, and dialogue regarding critical policy matters that impact on ...
• Evolution of urban housing strategies and dweller-initiated transformations in Nairobi 

  Makachia, Peter A (Elsevier, 2011)

  In her century of existence, Nairobi has served as a laboratory of various housing strategies targeting the indigenous Africans and the poor. Discriminated based on racial segregation during colonisation, the poor have ...
• Network analysis as an alternative tool for understanding and intervening in informal housing: case studies from Nairobi, Kenya 

  Omenya, Alfred (2011)

  This paper highlights possible areas of application of network analysis to analyse aspects of informal housing. It illustrates three network concepts: ego-centric networks (ties of individuals); networks towards ...
• A networks approach to understanding the role of the market and the State in housing: the cases of Nairobi, Kenya and Johannesburg South Africa 

  Omenya, A (2005)

  This paper outlines the concept of 'housing networks' to reveal housing problems in the context of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Nairobi, Kenya. It first defines housing networks and outlines areas of knowledge where the ...
• A Networks Approach to Understanding the Role of the Market and the State in Housing: The Cases of Nairobi, Kenya and Johannesburg, South Africa 

  Omenya, A (2008)

  This paper presents an outline case for use of ‘housing networks concept’ to unpack housing problems in the context of Johannesburg, South Africa and Nairobi, Kenya. It begins by defining housing networks and outlining areas ...
• Effects of globalization in training architectural design 

  Omenya, Alfred (2011)

  African architect unable to solve context-specific design challenges or explore context-specific design opportunities that Africa offers. This paper analyses some of the basis of western training that have had structural ...
• Research on Suitable Low Income Housing Models for Urban Settlements 

  Anyamba, Tom JC; Omenya, Alfred (2012)
• Agent-based modelling of urban sanitation: informal settlements in Nairobi 

  Obonyo, Esther; Omenya, Alfred (2006)

  During the last two decades, Nairobi in Kenya has experienced a rapid increase in its urban population. With the number of houses failing to match the increase in urban population, a number of informal settlements (slums) ...

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